This may or may not interest people.....I've spent the last 18 months dabbling on DMs Guild. I have 17 products there. Admittedly, I started late, and don't have a following....I've spent hours on each product, sometimes days (or weeks). I have all of five I should have spent time on. Hopefully, after tomorrow, I have 6.....
I think there are two big issues for me:
1. I started just two years ago. By then, A LOT of people had names / brands.
2. I don't have any sort of following. I've tried YouTube (I have one video with a TON of views and several with over 200), and a blog (where I give away content). I post on Twitter and FB and sometimes here. And yet, no following.
A third issue is likely art, but I'm in no position to pay for art.
I have a whopping 1800 dollars, give or take, to show for my efforts, which has been good at funding my game purchases, but not much else (other than some joy, but not enough). I have 5 or so PDFs I'd like to kickstart someday, but I don't know if I can attract the numbers I'd want to make it worth it (mostly for art and editing). This includes an crazy PDF with dozens (or hundreds if you count combos and options) of initiative systems (some of which you'd be insane to use).
Perhaps the biggest issue with this work is that it distracts me from working on my fiction, which, let's face it, might not be worth my time (monetarily, I do enjoy writing) either.
Anyway, the point of this? You aren't likely going to make money doing DMsGuild work without a name, following, or much better luck than I. If you do decide to start, let me know. I'm happy to offer what little help I can.
Mike
I think there are two big issues for me:
1. I started just two years ago. By then, A LOT of people had names / brands.
2. I don't have any sort of following. I've tried YouTube (I have one video with a TON of views and several with over 200), and a blog (where I give away content). I post on Twitter and FB and sometimes here. And yet, no following.
A third issue is likely art, but I'm in no position to pay for art.
I have a whopping 1800 dollars, give or take, to show for my efforts, which has been good at funding my game purchases, but not much else (other than some joy, but not enough). I have 5 or so PDFs I'd like to kickstart someday, but I don't know if I can attract the numbers I'd want to make it worth it (mostly for art and editing). This includes an crazy PDF with dozens (or hundreds if you count combos and options) of initiative systems (some of which you'd be insane to use).
Perhaps the biggest issue with this work is that it distracts me from working on my fiction, which, let's face it, might not be worth my time (monetarily, I do enjoy writing) either.
Anyway, the point of this? You aren't likely going to make money doing DMsGuild work without a name, following, or much better luck than I. If you do decide to start, let me know. I'm happy to offer what little help I can.
Mike